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Tribune News ServiceAmritsar, September 17Deputy Commissioner Shivdular Singh Dhillon has said teams have been constituted to issue challans to farmers who burn crop residue after paddy harvesting. A meeting was held with officials of different departments regarding implementation of ban on stubble burning. The Deputy Commissoner said employees of different departments, including agriculture, revenue, irrigation, cooperatives, panchayat, PSPCL, police and Punjab Pollution Control Board, would jointly work to implement the ban. Dhillon said the government had provided a large number of machines for management of crop residue and it was expected that farmers would abide by the norms in view of the environmental concerns. The DC instructed the officials to keep a check in their areas where harvesting has already started..